Tagore wrote Shey to satisfy his nine year old granddaughter’s demands for stories. Even as Tagre began to create his fantasy, he planned a story that had no end, and to keep the tales spinning he employed the help of ‘Shey’, a “man constituted entirely of words” and rather talented at concoting tall tales. So we enter the world of Shey’s extraordinary adventures, encountering a bizarre cast of characters, grotesque creatures and caricatures of contemporary figures and events as well as mythological heroes and deities – all brought to life through a sparkling play of words and illustrations in Tagore’s unique style.
Imprint: India Penguin Modern Classics
Published: Jul/2007
ISBN: 9780143102090 (Paperback)
Length : 176 Pages
MRP : ₹250.00
What happens when the boundaries between life, death and the supernatural begin to disappear? In Aghori 3: Death and Beyond, Mayur Kalbag takes readers deep into the mysterious world of Aghori sadhus, ancient mantras and forces that defy human understanding. *** A week after the transferences of the mantras, I woke up with a painful […]
